Russian trade in goods with Tanzania in Q2 2021
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia
Russia’s Trade with Tanzania
In the 2nd quarter of 2021, Russia’s trade with Tanzania was $29,381,540, down 32.14% ($13,913,408) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 were $18,127,667, down 35.84% ($10,127,959) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 were $11,253,873, down 25.17% ($3,785,449) from the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Russia’s trade surplus with Tanzania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 was $6,873,794, a 47.99% decrease ($6,342,510) over the 2nd quarter of 2020.
Tanzania was Russia’s 115th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 99th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0155% of Russia’s total trade (down from 0.0355% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Tanzania was Russia’s 114th largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 91st in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0158% of Russia’s total exports (down from 0.0404% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Tanzania was Russia’s 104th largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (down from 89th in the 2nd quarter of 2020), accounting for 0.0152% of Russia’s total imports (down from 0.0289% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
Russia’s Exports to Tanzania
The major share of Russian exports to Tanzania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 82.75% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (82.61% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 8.57% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (6.48% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 4.59% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (5.93% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.95% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (1.99% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 1.82% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (0.12% in the 2nd quarter of 2020);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 0.31% of Russia’s total exports to Tanzania (2.87% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - an increase of $403,399;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $305,068;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - an increase of $120,874.
The largest declines in Russia’s exports to Tanzania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $8,744,208;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - a decrease of $815,433;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $754,149;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $493,737;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - a decrease of $209,206.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total export | Value of exports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 14,232,726 | 78.51 | 22,976,934 | -38.06 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 767,682 | 4.23 | 364,283 | 110.74 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 56,028 | 0.31 | 810,177 | -93.08 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 229,306 | 1.26 | 108,432 | 111.47 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 109,819 | 0.61 | 603,556 | -81.80 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 1,131,688 | 6.24 | 1,109,322 | 2.02 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 47,906 | 0.26 | 421 | 11,279.10 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 35,640 | 0.20 | 9,313 | 282.69 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 353,949 | 1.95 | 563,155 | -37.15 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 324 | 0.00 | 273 | 18.68 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 0 | 0.00 | 26,557 | -100.00 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 832,943 | 4.59 | 1,648,376 | -49.47 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0 | 0.00 | 1,875 | -100.00 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 323,290 | 1.78 | 18,222 | 1,674.17 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 3,909 | 0.02 | 10,178 | -61.59 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,457 | 0.01 | 4,552 | -46.02 |
Russia’s Imports from Tanzania
The major share of Russian imports from Tanzania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2020) was accounted for the following product types:
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 99.67% of Russia’s total imports from Tanzania (100.00% in the 2nd quarter of 2020).
The largest gains in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code 08) - an increase of $1,253,072;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $1,223,536.
The largest declines in Russia’s imports from Tanzania in the 2nd quarter of 2021 over the 2nd quarter of 2020 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes (HS code 24) - a decrease of $5,940,952;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - a decrease of $283,325;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $78,975.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2021, US dollars ($) |
Percent share in total import | Value of imports in Q2 2020, US dollars ($) |
Percent change in Q2 2021 over Q2 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 7,041 | 0.06 | 3,118 | 125.82 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 276,929 | 2.46 | 277,480 | -0.20 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 1,353,289 | 12.03 | 100,217 | 1,250.36 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,088,671 | 18.56 | 2,371,996 | -11.94 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 3,044,307 | 27.05 | 1,820,771 | 67.20 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 363 | 0.00 | 0 | ∞ |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 0 | 0.00 | 78,975 | -100.00 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 4,445,785 | 39.50 | 10,386,737 | -57.20 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 29,759 | 0.26 | 0 | ∞ |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 4,357 | 0.04 | 0 | ∞ |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 0 | 0.00 | 28 | -100.00 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 1,819 | 0.02 | 0 | ∞ |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 1,553 | 0.01 | 0 | ∞ |